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George II

(67,782 posts)
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 03:25 PM Sep 2016

Jill Stein to be charged with vandalism

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by mcar (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: "Hot Air"

Still thinking about casting a vote for Green Party candidate Jill Stein? If so, perhaps one of the things you like about her is her well known opposition to fossil fuels, pipelines and, well… pretty much anything that keeps the lights on which doesn’t involved a windmill. She’s certainly dedicated to the cause, as she demonstrated (literally and figuratively) in North Dakota this week. But rather than simply voicing her displeasure with a local pipeline project, she decided to take it one step further and commit some vandalism. (Inforum)

More than 100 protesters gathered at a Dakota Access Pipeline construction site Tuesday where two people bound themselves to bulldozers and Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein was meeting with pipeline opponents.

A woman and a man attached themselves to equipment east of State Highway 6 using the same type of casting material used by demonstrators last week. The gathering began about 10 a.m. Tuesday northwest of the main pipeline protest site. About 75 people remained by 12:30 p.m.

That report doesn’t really get into the vandalism aspect of the story, but there’s evidence available which leaves the question in little doubt. The video of Stein engaging in the spray painting is embedded in this tweet from a local news station.

Read more: http://hotair.com/archives/2016/09/07/jill-stein-charged-vandalism/



I know this isn't a mainstream source, but CNN has also reported it, but they don't have anything on their site yet.

I'll update when they do.
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Jill Stein to be charged with vandalism (Original Post) George II Sep 2016 OP
Her punishment should be cleaning graffiti off bomb trains snooper2 Sep 2016 #1
Like her or not, she was there Sherman A1 Sep 2016 #2
i do not like Jill Stein but this whole pipeline thing has been tremendously shitty La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2016 #3
But Fatty Dalrymple says the pipeline's safe, so it's just gotta be! forest444 Sep 2016 #4
Hot Air is a right wing blog like Breitbart or the Daily Caller. ForgoTheConsequence Sep 2016 #5
Priceless. Wibly Sep 2016 #6
What's priceless is "democrats" and "liberals" attacking left wing civil disobedience. ForgoTheConsequence Sep 2016 #7
My how the liberals have changed. Lunabell Sep 2016 #9
Stein is hardly helping the protest. She's using the issue to attract voters. FSogol Sep 2016 #10
Did you actually READ my OP? George II Sep 2016 #26
Well, I certainly agree with her position Lunabell Sep 2016 #8
FYI - you may want to update your source link, PunkinPi Sep 2016 #11
A responsible Candidate, what a Debate it would be . orpupilofnature57 Sep 2016 #12
+1 nt Duval Sep 2016 #30
Yep her and Donald would get along just fine. William769 Sep 2016 #31
Good for her. jalan48 Sep 2016 #13
I have a better opinion of Jill Stein now. Sunlei Sep 2016 #14
Good for Her! McKim Sep 2016 #15
Here is a better link BumRushDaShow Sep 2016 #16
i heard she was throwing chairs Enrique Sep 2016 #17
I heard that people present feared for their safety. closeupready Sep 2016 #18
Oh yeah. jalan48 Sep 2016 #25
what an idiot. still_one Sep 2016 #19
I'm glad to hear of any action that brings media attention to the protest riderinthestorm Sep 2016 #20
Look like the shovel on that tractor in needed painting. Lint Head Sep 2016 #21
Hot Air .... founded by Michele Malkin etherealtruth Sep 2016 #22
There now are a number of non-rightwing sites reporting this. I first heard about it on CNN..... George II Sep 2016 #23
You could have/ could change the link from a right wing site etherealtruth Sep 2016 #28
You've been given lots of links from real news sites - you can ditch the RW sewer now (nt) muriel_volestrangler Sep 2016 #24
Yes, I could, but with the attitude of some of the responses, and that was my ultimate intention.... George II Sep 2016 #27
So proud of her. Duval Sep 2016 #29
Right on, you got your Jill Stien dig in! Earth_First Sep 2016 #32
How fickle we are... Lancero Sep 2016 #33

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
2. Like her or not, she was there
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 03:43 PM
Sep 2016

doing something and I don't think spray painting the blade of a bulldozer would really result in too much damage to the unit.

The real vandalism is the driving over the Sacred Native Grounds with those bulldozers.

And yeah, I'm willing to listen to what she has to say. I don't think she might be the person I would eventually choose, but I am willing to listen to a variety of ideas.

 

La Lioness Priyanka

(53,866 posts)
3. i do not like Jill Stein but this whole pipeline thing has been tremendously shitty
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 03:44 PM
Sep 2016

and i cannot really hate her for anything she did to obstruct it.

still won't vote for her because she's a nutter.

forest444

(5,902 posts)
4. But Fatty Dalrymple says the pipeline's safe, so it's just gotta be!
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 03:47 PM
Sep 2016

The governor of North Dakota claims there'd be no risk to the Sioux people's drinking water.

Yet he personally nixed a previous route for the same pipeline that would have been built near Bismarck because (wait for it) it would be a risk to their drinking water.

Another Rick Snyder in the making (bribery included, I suspect).

ForgoTheConsequence

(4,869 posts)
5. Hot Air is a right wing blog like Breitbart or the Daily Caller.
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 03:51 PM
Sep 2016

This isn't Late Breaking News.

Wibly

(613 posts)
6. Priceless.
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 03:55 PM
Sep 2016

Stein will be charged but the guys who hired the dog handlers, and the dog handlers themselves, won't be charged for assaulting unarmed peaceful demonstrators, elders and children among them.
Priceless.

ForgoTheConsequence

(4,869 posts)
7. What's priceless is "democrats" and "liberals" attacking left wing civil disobedience.
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 03:57 PM
Sep 2016

I'm not a Stein supporter but using a far right blog to attack her for trying to protect Native American sacred land it beyond pathetic.

Lunabell

(6,107 posts)
9. My how the liberals have changed.
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 04:16 PM
Sep 2016

I agree with her position 100%, but I don't approve of her actions as a presidential candidate. I understand why but she just shouldn' have done it.

FSogol

(45,526 posts)
10. Stein is hardly helping the protest. She's using the issue to attract voters.
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 04:20 PM
Sep 2016

Vandalizing property HURTS the protest and distracts from the issue.

George II

(67,782 posts)
26. Did you actually READ my OP?
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 06:16 PM
Sep 2016

Lunabell

(6,107 posts)
8. Well, I certainly agree with her position
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 04:14 PM
Sep 2016

But her actions are not very presidential.

PunkinPi

(4,878 posts)
11. FYI - you may want to update your source link,
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 04:22 PM
Sep 2016
 

orpupilofnature57

(15,472 posts)
12. A responsible Candidate, what a Debate it would be .
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 04:24 PM
Sep 2016
 

Duval

(4,280 posts)
30. +1 nt
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 06:24 PM
Sep 2016

William769

(55,147 posts)
31. Yep her and Donald would get along just fine.
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 06:26 PM
Sep 2016

jalan48

(13,886 posts)
13. Good for her.
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 04:47 PM
Sep 2016

Sunlei

(22,651 posts)
14. I have a better opinion of Jill Stein now.
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 04:56 PM
Sep 2016

McKim

(2,412 posts)
15. Good for Her!
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 05:00 PM
Sep 2016

Good for her. The corporate world spray paints my whole world every day with their vulgar commercial messages!

BumRushDaShow

(129,471 posts)
16. Here is a better link
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 05:04 PM
Sep 2016
http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/294760-green-party-candidate-faces-charges-over-protest

(although not necessarily much better in terms of bias but Hot Air is, as noted, a RW blog)

Enrique

(27,461 posts)
17. i heard she was throwing chairs
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 05:21 PM
Sep 2016
 

closeupready

(29,503 posts)
18. I heard that people present feared for their safety.
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 05:29 PM
Sep 2016

jalan48

(13,886 posts)
25. Oh yeah.
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 06:16 PM
Sep 2016

still_one

(92,402 posts)
19. what an idiot.
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 05:29 PM
Sep 2016
 

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)
20. I'm glad to hear of any action that brings media attention to the protest
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 05:33 PM
Sep 2016

Good going Jill Stein!

Lint Head

(15,064 posts)
21. Look like the shovel on that tractor in needed painting.
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 06:02 PM
Sep 2016

She did them a favor.

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)
22. Hot Air .... founded by Michele Malkin
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 06:04 PM
Sep 2016

A google search identifies plenty of non-rightwing sites reporting on this .... http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/us/article/Green-Party-candidate-faces-charges-in-graffiti-9207124.php

George II

(67,782 posts)
23. There now are a number of non-rightwing sites reporting this. I first heard about it on CNN.....
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 06:14 PM
Sep 2016

....but at the time the only source was "Hot Air".

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)
28. You could have/ could change the link from a right wing site
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 06:20 PM
Sep 2016

muriel_volestrangler

(101,361 posts)
24. You've been given lots of links from real news sites - you can ditch the RW sewer now (nt)
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 06:16 PM
Sep 2016

George II

(67,782 posts)
27. Yes, I could, but with the attitude of some of the responses, and that was my ultimate intention....
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 06:18 PM
Sep 2016

...but seeing some of the snarky responses I think I'll leave it as is.

As I noted originally, even though I heard about this first on CNN at the time it was posted that was the only source, and I said that.

The fact remains, regardless of the documented source at the time, the story is still the same.

 

Duval

(4,280 posts)
29. So proud of her.
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 06:22 PM
Sep 2016

Where is Obama on this? I saw the video of the dogs being let loose on Amy Goodman's show. Horrible!

Earth_First

(14,910 posts)
32. Right on, you got your Jill Stien dig in!
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 06:37 PM
Sep 2016

Good on you!

While I'm no fan, and support our party nominee, Jill was actually participating in civil disobedience while you did what?

Civil disobedience isn't always pretty.
It isn't always clean.
Or legal.
That's what it is, though.

So far there's been ONE member of Congress to officially condemn these actions, and unfortunately, it isn't the former Congresswoman from New York...

But you take your digs on those who are committing to whatever actions possible to defend sacred land and chalk up your +1...you deserve it!

Lancero

(3,014 posts)
33. How fickle we are...
Wed Sep 7, 2016, 07:20 PM
Sep 2016

One day we support people protesting this pipeline, the next we hate people supporting this pipeline.

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